Transference is defined as:

Transference is defined as:

• A. a psychological phenomenon in which an individual redirects emotions and feelings, often unconsciously, from one person to another.
• B. the reaction to a client's transference, in which the counselor projects his or her feelings unconsciously onto the client.
• C. a method used to evaluate therapy outcomes.
• D. a form of social action to address power imbalances.

Answer: (A)

Transference involves the client unconsciously redirecting emotions and feelings from people in their past onto the therapist. The client treatment of the therapist mirrors those earlier relationships, often bringing along long-standing reactions like love, anger, or distrust as if the therapist were that other person. This dynamic reveals the client’s internal world and unresolved relational patterns, which the therapist can explore in treatment. It’s different from countertransference, where the therapist projects their own unresolved feelings onto the client. The other options describe evaluating therapy outcomes or engaging in broad social action to address power dynamics, which aren’t about the client’s projected feelings toward the therapist.

Transference involves the client unconsciously redirecting emotions and feelings from people in their past onto the therapist. The client treatment of the therapist mirrors those earlier relationships, often bringing along long-standing reactions like love, anger, or distrust as if the therapist were that other person. This dynamic reveals the client’s internal world and unresolved relational patterns, which the therapist can explore in treatment. It’s different from countertransference, where the therapist projects their own unresolved feelings onto the client. The other options describe evaluating therapy outcomes or engaging in broad social action to address power dynamics, which aren’t about the client’s projected feelings toward the therapist.